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The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center of Visual Arts at Stanford University
出版Oxford University Press, 2003-03-13
主題Art / Sculpture & InstallationArt / ReferenceArt / Individual Artists / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN01980306149780198030614
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=30gpesJe3gwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The late Albert Elsen was the first American scholar to study seriously the work of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the person most responsible for a revival of interest in the artist as a modern innovator--after years during which the sculpture had been dismissed as so much Victorian bathos. After a fortuitous meeting with the financier, philanthropist, and art collector B. Gerald Cantor, Elsen helped Cantor to build up a major collection of Rodin's work. A large part of this collection, consisting of more than 200 pieces, was donated to the Stanford Museum by Mr. Cantor, who died recently. In size it is surpassed only the by the Musée Rodin in Paris and rivaled only by the collection in Philadelphia. In scope the collection is unique in having been carefully selected to present a balanced view of Rodin's work throughout his life. Rodin's Art encompasses a lifetime's thoughts on Rodin's career, surveying the artist's accomplishments through the detailed discussion of each object in the collection. It will begin with essays on the formation of the collection, the reception of Rodin's work, and his casting techniques. The entries that follow are arranged topically and include extensive discussions of Rodin's major projects.